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Title: I found a plane for Germany
Post by: Archangel114 on December 05, 2001, 07:11:00 PM
I thought this one would be interesting.
 http://members.visi.net/~djohnson/bv/bvp170.html (http://members.visi.net/~djohnson/bv/bvp170.html)

Go there for info on it

-Chris-

[ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: Archangel114 ]
Title: I found a plane for Germany
Post by: ra on December 05, 2001, 08:23:00 PM
Cool looking plane.  I wonder how the pilot was expect to see his target though?

ra

 (http://members.visi.net/~djohnson/bv/bv170clr.jpg)

[ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: ra ]
Title: I found a plane for Germany
Post by: Reschke on December 05, 2001, 08:26:00 PM
Was designed as a high speed unarmed bomber that should be able to avoid interception. There are a few models around of that plane and having seen them the plane looks pretty cool.
Title: I found a plane for Germany
Post by: Archangel114 on December 05, 2001, 10:27:00 PM
As far as hitting a target is concerned, it had a bombsight.
 http://members.visi.net/~djohnson/bv/bvp170-2.jpg (http://members.visi.net/~djohnson/bv/bvp170-2.jpg)

^Bombadier/bombsight shown here

-Chris-
Title: I found a plane for Germany
Post by: Tac on December 05, 2001, 11:17:00 PM
Aaah... the German P-38. Gawd its ugly, it looks almost.. french. *eek*   ;)

Edit: on a closer look, it looks like the racer from Star Wars Episode 1. Interesting.

[ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: Tac ]
Title: I found a plane for Germany
Post by: J_A_B on December 05, 2001, 11:22:00 PM
With such a long nose and those engines blocking foreward side views somewhat, that thing would have been "interesting" to land for sure!

J_A_B
Title: I found a plane for Germany
Post by: Archangel114 on December 06, 2001, 12:09:00 AM
lol, German P-38. There were planes made by Germany that were FAR more like the P-38(at least in terms of design) than this one. I just htought it would be neat for all you Lufty pilots to take this one for a spin. It would take a lot of planning and more luck to intercept one at speed.

-Chris-
Title: I found a plane for Germany
Post by: tofri at work on December 07, 2001, 04:41:00 AM
Real funny plane with the rudder before the cockpit.

Everytime you apply full rudder, you puke on the dashboard.  :D